Shane Speal ( www.cigarboxguitar.com ) goofing on the three-string cigar box guitar. He’s been playing this instrument for 13 years. It’s simply a stick shoved thru a cigar box with three strings added. Free plans are on his website. Song Guitar Rag by Sylvester Weaver, 1923. Later made famous by Leon McAuliff as “Steel Guitar Rag.”